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floccus
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floc·cus
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ˈflɒk
əs
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uh
s
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noun,
plural
floc·ci
/
ˈflɒk
saɪ
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-si
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flok
-sahy
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,
adjective
noun
1.
a small tuft of woolly hairs.
adjective
2.
Meteorology
.
(of a cloud) having elements in the form of small, rounded tufts.
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the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human body owing to the combination of temperature and wind speed
falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, such as rain, snow, or hail
a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions
any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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Origin:
1835–45;
<
Latin:
tuft of wool
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floccus
(ˈflɒkəs)
—
n
,
pl
flocci
1.
a downy or woolly covering, as on the young of certain birds
2.
a small woolly tuft of hair
—
adj
3.
(of a cloud) having the appearance of woolly tufts at odd intervals in its structure
[C19: from Latin: tuft of hair or wool,
flock
²]
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